what would you do if you were stuck in one place and every day was exactly the same, and nothing that you did mattered?
that about sums it up.

gather ye 'round, my kitties, the word for today is...
orange, both in fruit and color form ( Read more... )

gather ye 'round, girls and boys,
the word for today is job.

let us say that together: job.

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gather ye 'round girls and boys,
the word for today is imbosom.

as dr. johnson would have it, to imbosom is to hold on the bosom; to cover fondly with the folds of one's garment; to hide under any cover.

let me stress this again: to cover fondly with the folds of one's garment. this is no frightening, desperate affair at the hands of a mustachio ( Read more... )

gather ye 'round girls and boys,
the word for today is ginormous.

humorous way of saying something is large? hip portmanteau neologism? no.
ginormous is nothing short of a linguistc abomination. this much is clear. don't use it yourself, distance yourself from those who do. shun your friends and disown your family members if you hear them use it. ( Read more... )

gather ye 'round girls and boys,
the word for today is caterwauling.

my new favorite dictionary, A New Dictionary of the Terms Ancient and Modern of the Canting Crew, in its several Tribes of Gypsies, Beggers, Thieves, Cheats &c., with An Addition of some Proverbs, Phrases, Figurative Speeches &c. : Useful for all sorts of People (especially ( Read more... )

gather ye 'round, girls and boys,
the word for today is pugnozzle.

here's to give you an idea. do what you will with it.

thanks to that little wrinkled dog (and his friend) for the inspiration.

in other news, i'm really a cheerful person, apparently. i was just confused.

[and do keep your octopus in a protective pouch.]

gather ye ‘round girls and boys,
friends, loved ones, and readers most dear,
and the rest of you rabble.

the word for today is gruntle, and what a trip it is.
it starts with a grunt, which is to say, a porcine sound or an imitation thereof, and similar murmurs of complaint, scorn, or fatigue. to grunt then makes the noise, and if done lightly ( Read more... )

gather ye 'round, girls and boys, the word for today is gift horse. as perhaps you may notice, it is, in fact, actually two words, but (linguistically-speaking), one entity. if this were sesame street, we might learn about three, but it's not and i don't have a bad romanian accent, so shut up.

a gift horse, formerly given horse, is exactly that ( Read more... )

gather ye 'round, boys and girls, the word for today is moonling.

a moonling is an idiot, or 'simpleton', by the same derivation as lunatic. this is not to be confused with a lunarian, selenite, or moonie. the former two are inhabitants of the moon, while the later is a follower of a certain rev. moon, of whom i have heard said a many interesting ( Read more... )

i would just like to point out that dictionary.com's word of the day today is salmagundi.

you heard it here first, folks! there'll be blood in the scuppers if powder-monkeys shows up next, and you can lay to it.

and i'm late for class.